Is CC Sabathia like Adam Vinatieri or like Scott Norwood? The Yankees will be delighted if he turns out to be CC Sabathia, No. 52, or closes the ALDS as if he were that No. 42 guy who threw out the first ball Tuesday night. It's what the Yankees have to have from him in Game 5 to move past the Orioles to the ALCS. More >

No matter what happens in Game 5, the Orioles have achieved a breakthrough year. For the O's, winning at Yankee Stadium proved again a point they have been making since April. They are competing against the mighty Yankees on a dead-even level. More >

The Nationals will find themselves in another must-win contest when they take the field at Nationals Park late Friday night for Game 5 of the NLDS with a spot in the NL Championship Series against the Giants on the line. What must they do to keep their magical season alive? More >

Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse didn't get the win in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Thursday at Nationals Park. For one thing, the score was tied when he exited the game after seven innings. For another, his team didn't win the game. More >

With their backs against the wall, the Yankees will turn to No. 1 starter CC Sabathia in a do-or-die Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Orioles on Friday at Yankee Stadium. More >

His 2011 season cut short in the National League Championship Series with the Brewers, Detroit's Prince Fielder is ecstatic to get another chance with the Tigers in the American League Championship Series. More >

Curtis Granderson spent the entirety of this series at the bottom of the order, despite leading the team with 43 home runs. He hit seventh three times and eighth twice, going 1-for-16 with one walk and nine strikeouts before providing signs of life in the decisive Game 5. More >

It seemed too early to be thinking about tomorrow, especially considering these A's players had been groomed by their manager to keep their focus on today all year. But they just couldn't help it after their eliminating loss to the Tigers on Thursday night, when all they wanted to do was start next season now. More >

Struck on the right elbow by a broken bat in Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Thursday night, Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain exited the game and was diagnosed with a bruise. X-rays were negative, and he'll be re-evaluated Friday. More >

When the Detroit Tigers absolutely had to play their best baseball, they did exactly that, and maybe that's going to be their legacy in 2012. Never mind that they teased us for most of this season. More >

Hot for more than a month, Nate McLouth saw red for an entire inning Thursday. Leading off the fifth, he went deep. In the bottom of the inning, he made a leaping catch -- crashing into an electronic red sign he said was blindingly bright -- to save a run and start a pivotal double play. More >